Opinion: America's shameful obsession with guns
NPR's Scott Simon looks at just how prevalent guns have become in American society, compared to smartphones and cars.
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Report questions the Mounties in a probe examining the Nova Scotia mass shootings
A public inquiry recommends that the government rethink the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's central role in the country's policing.
A therapist has advice for how to cope with repeated mass shootings: Lean into family
The U.S. sees hundreds of mass shootings each year — so many that some people have survived more than one. A therapist offers advice for how to cope with the trauma.
Michigan State is set to resume classes following last week's mass shooting
Students are expected to return to class on Monday, one week after a gunman shot and killed three people, and injured five others, on campus.
The suspected Monterey Park attacker was 72. Here's why older shooters are rare
Amidst the familiar pattern in gun violence stories, the suspect in the Monterey Park shooting appears to be an outlier.
Monterey Park community is relieved shooter is no longer a threat, Rep. Chu says
NPR's A Martinez speaks with Democratic Rep. Judy Chu of California, about the mass shooting at a Lunar New Year festival in Monterey Park that left 10 people dead.
What we know about the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California
Authorities say they are searching for a motive for the deadly mass shooting that took place over the weekend in a city east of Los Angeles at the beginning of the Lunar New Year.
DOJ appeal in Texas mass shooting case pleases NRA and puzzles gun control advocates
A 2021 ruling found that the government was mostly responsible for the mass shooting in Sutherland Springs, Texas. But the DOJ appealed that ruling this week, which critics say is a win for the NRA.
The Buffalo Tops shooting suspect pleads guilty to state murder charges
The 19-year-old will be sentenced to life without parole for the state charges. He faces an additional 27 charges at the federal level, one of which carries a possible death sentence.
Virginia Walmart gunman left a 'death note' saying he felt harassed by coworkers
The store supervisor who fatally shot six coworkers apologized for what he was about to do while simultaneously blaming others for mocking him.